Blocked information displaying method and system for use in autonomous vehicle

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a blocked information displaying method and system for use in an autonomous vehicle. The method comprises obtaining information about a road ahead the autonomous vehicle and information about a rear vehicle; determining road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle, according to a positional relationship between the autonomous vehicle and the rear vehicle; displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle. The present disclosure is used to solve problems in the prior art that the autonomous vehicle blocks road surface information and causes limitation to the field of vision of the rear vehicle, and that real-time display of the images of the road ahead the autonomous vehicle is prone to cause confusion, and can effectively improve the safety of the travel of the rear vehicle.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A blocked information displaying method for use in an autonomous vehicle, wherein the method comprises:
 obtaining information about a road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about a rear vehicle; 
 determining that the autonomous vehicle has entered a scenario of blocking the rear vehicle, in response to determining that at least the following conditions are simultaneously satisfied:
 (a) the autonomous vehicle has entered a maximum view angle range of a driver of the rear vehicle, 
 (b) the information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle, obtained by recognition, includes one or more traffic signs or obstacles that affect travel of the rear vehicle, and 
 (c) the autonomous vehicle blocks the driver of the rear vehicle from seeing the one or more traffic signs or obstacles; 
 
 determining road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle from sight of the driver of the rear vehicle, according to a positional relationship between the autonomous vehicle and the rear vehicle; and 
 displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle comprises:
 a roof-mounted camera of the autonomous vehicle capturing images of a front of the autonomous vehicle, and a tail-mounted camera capturing images of a rear of the autonomous vehicle; and 
 a processor of the autonomous vehicle processing the images of the front of the autonomous vehicle to obtain information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle, including traffic signs, vehicles, and obstacle information, and processing images of the rear of the autonomous vehicle to obtain information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle further comprises:
 a laser radar on the autonomous vehicle obtaining information about vehicles and obstacles ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle further comprises:
 locating and storing location information of the autonomous vehicle, the information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle, and the information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle comprises:
 displaying road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle via a rear side screen of the autonomous vehicle; and 
 displaying road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to a corresponding laterally rear vehicle via a lateral side screen of the autonomous vehicle. 
 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle comprises:
 displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle in a form of one or more of words or icons. 
 
     
     
       7. A computer device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program which is stored on the memory and runs on the processor, wherein the processor, upon executing the computer program, implements a blocked information displaying method for use in an autonomous vehicle, wherein the method comprises:
 obtaining information about a road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about a rear vehicle; 
 determining that the autonomous vehicle has entered a scenario of blocking the rear vehicle, in response to determining that at least the following conditions are simultaneously satisfied:
 (a) the autonomous vehicle has entered a maximum view angle range of a driver of the rear vehicle, 
 (b) the information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle, obtained by recognition, includes one or more traffic signs or obstacles that affect travel of the rear vehicle, and 
 (c) the autonomous vehicle blocks the driver of the rear vehicle from seeing the one or more traffic signs or obstacles; 
 
 determining road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle from sight of the driver of the rear vehicle, according to a positional relationship between the autonomous vehicle and the rear vehicle; and 
 displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements a blocked information displaying method for use in an autonomous vehicle, wherein the method comprises:
 obtaining information about a road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about a rear vehicle; 
 determining that the autonomous vehicle has entered a scenario of blocking the rear vehicle, in response to determining that at least the following conditions are simultaneously satisfied:
 (a) the autonomous vehicle has entered a maximum view angle range of a driver of the rear vehicle, 
 (b) the information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle, obtained by recognition, includes one or more traffic signs or obstacles that affect travel of the rear vehicle, and 
 (c) the autonomous vehicle blocks the driver of the rear vehicle from seeing the one or more traffic signs or obstacles; 
 
 determining road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle from sight of the driver of the rear vehicle, according to a positional relationship between the autonomous vehicle and the rear vehicle; and 
 displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       9. The computer device according to  claim 7 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle comprises:
 a roof-mounted camera of the autonomous vehicle capturing images of a front of the autonomous vehicle, and a tail-mounted camera capturing images of a rear of the autonomous vehicle; and 
 a processor of the autonomous vehicle processing the images of the front of the autonomous vehicle to obtain information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle, including traffic signs, vehicles, and obstacle information, and processing images of the rear of the autonomous vehicle to obtain information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       10. The computer device according to  claim 9 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about a rear vehicle further comprises:
 a laser radar on the autonomous vehicle obtaining information about vehicles and obstacles ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       11. The computer device according to  claim 9 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle further comprises:
 locating and storing location information of the autonomous vehicle, the information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle, and the information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       12. The computer device according to  claim 7 , wherein the displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle comprises:
 displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle in a form of one or more of words or icons. 
 
     
     
       13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle comprises:
 a roof-mounted camera of the autonomous vehicle capturing images of a front of the autonomous vehicle, and a tail-mounted camera capturing images of a rear of the autonomous vehicle; and 
 a processor of the autonomous vehicle processing the images of the front of the autonomous vehicle to obtain information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle, including traffic signs, vehicles, and obstacle information, and processing images of the rear of the autonomous vehicle to obtain information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 13 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle further comprises:
 a laser radar on the autonomous vehicle obtaining information about vehicles and obstacles ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 13 , wherein the obtaining information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and information about the rear vehicle further comprises:
 locating and storing location information of the autonomous vehicle, the information about the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle and the information about the rear vehicle. 
 
     
     
       16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle comprises:
 displaying the road information blocked by the autonomous vehicle to the rear vehicle in a form of one or more of words or icons.